Commanders from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Army Pacific and the Japanese, Philippine and Australian armies are among the leaders scheduled to speak at the Association of the U.S. Army’s LANPAC Symposium and Exposition in Hawaii.

An international symposium dedicated to land forces in the Indo-Pacific, the three-day event is May 13–15 at the Sheraton Waikiki in Honolulu. It is expected to draw military leaders from 26 countries, including at least 11 army chiefs.

This year’s theme is “Prevailing Through Landpower.” Topics that will be discussed include staying ready, lethal and resilient, creating positional advantage, developing NCOs for the challenges of the region and organizing today to fight tonight.

There also will be more than 75 exhibits, Commander’s Corner presentations during the event and a Leadership Forum for a select group of about 100 soldiers conducted by AUSA’s Center for Leadership.

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You can join the conversation with this year’s hashtag #LANPAC2025.

LANPAC opens May 13 with a keynote from Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, followed by a panel discussion titled, “Sinews Across the Pacific” featuring speakers such as Lt. Gen. Jered Helwig, deputy commanding general of U.S. Transportation Command; Maj. Gen. Gavin Gardner, commander of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command; and Maj. Gen Denise McPhail, commander of Army Network Enterprise Technology Command.

In the afternoon, Gen. Ron Clark, commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific, provides a keynote address. There will also be a panel titled “Ready, Lethal and Resilient.” Speakers include Lt. Gen. Joel Vowell, deputy commanding general of Army Pacific; Marine Lt. Gen. James Glynn, commander of Marine Corps Forces, Pacific; and Maj. Gen. Hope Rampy, commander of Army Human Resources Command.

Day 2 of LANPAC opens with a keynote presentation by John McManus, author and Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Military History at Missouri University of Science and Technology. There will be a panel on positional advantage featuring Clark; Gen. Yasunori Morishita, chief of staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; Lt. Gen. Roy Galido, commanding general of the Philippine Army; and Lt. Gen. Simon Stuart, chief of the Australian Army.

Afterward, Lt. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, commanding general of I Corps, and Maj. Gen. Yann Latil, commander of French Armed Forces in New Caledonia, will participate in a panel titled “Shoulder to Shoulder.”

In the afternoon, Galido gives a keynote, followed by a panel on the development of NCOs to prevail in the land power domain. Panelists include Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Schmidt of Army Pacific, Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Hester of Army Futures Command, Warrant Officer Kim Felmingham, regimental sergeant major of the Australian Army, and Chief Warrant Officer Sanjee Singh, sergeant major of the army for the Singapore Armed Forces.

The third and final day of LANPAC begins with a keynote by Stuart, the Australian Army chief, followed by a panel titled “Combat Ready Reserves—Enabling Success in the Indo-Pacific.” Speakers include Brig. Gen. Katherine Trombley, commander of the Army Reserve’s 9th Mission Support Command; Maj. Gen. Joseph Lestorti, of the Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve; and Maj. Gen. Ramon Zagala, commander of the Reserve Command in the Philippine Army.

The symposium’s final keynote will be Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of U.S. Forces-Korea. He will be followed by a panel on organizing to fight tonight featuring leaders such as Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett, commander of Army Cyber Command, and Col. Donald Brooks, deputy commanding general for operations at Army Space and Missile Defense Command.

The Indo-Pacific is home to more than half of the world’s population, 3,000 different languages, several of the world’s largest militaries and two of the three largest economies, according to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

In the region, the Army plays a key role as the U.S. builds partnerships with allies and works to deter countries such as China, described by senior leaders as the U.S. military’s “pacing challenge,” and North Korea.